Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR
RAMON MAGSAYSAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Name: ______________________________________________ Grade & Section:

DIRECTIONS. Read each statement comprehensibly, and then encircle the letter of
your answer. Use only BLUE or BLANK ink. NO ERASURES!
1. Which of the following is NOT a 8. What is the function of the
type of computer? motherboard?
A. Desktop Computer A. Stores data permanently
B. Laptop Computer B. Connects all hardware components
C. Smartphone C. Displays information on the screen
D. Printer D. Controls input and output devices
2. The brain of a computer is known 9. Which type of computer is portable and
as the: battery-powered?
A. Motherboard A. Desktop Computer
B. RAM B. Server
C. CPU C. Laptop Computer
D. Hard Disk Drive D. Mainframe Computer
3. RAM stands for: 10. What is the purpose of a graphics
A. Random Access Memory card?
B. Read-Only Memory A. To process and display images
C. Read Access Memory B. To store data permanently
D. Random Only Memory C. To control input and output devices
4. Which of the following is an input D. To execute instructions
device? 11. Which of the following is an example
A. Monitor of secondary storage?
B. Printer A. RAM
C. Keyboard B. ROM
D. Speaker C. Hard Disk Drive
5. Which of the following is an output D. Cache Memory
device? 12. What is the role of a power supply
A. Mouse unit (PSU)?
B. Scanner A. To process data
C. Projector B. To store data
D. Joystick C. To provide power to the computer
6. The primary storage device in a components
computer is: D. To display information on the screen
A. RAM 13. Which of the following is NOT a type
B. ROM of computer network?
C. Hard Disk Drive A. LAN
D. CD-ROM B. WAN
7. What is the role of the CPU in a C. MAN
computer? D. PAN
A. Stores data 14. What is the purpose of a network
B. Displays information interface card (NIC)?
C. Executes instructions A. To process data
D. Prints documents B. To store data
C. To connect a computer to a network 23.What is the primary function of a GPU?
D. To display information on the screen a. A. Processing system data
15. Which of the following is a common b. B. Storing system files
operating system? c. C. Rendering graphics and
A. Microsoft Windows accelerating video processing
B. macOS d. D. Controlling input and output
C. Linux devices
D. All of the above 24.Which tool can be used to check the
16. What is the purpose of an antivirus current available storage space on a hard
software? drive?
A. To protect the computer from malware A. Disk Management
B. To speed up the computer B. Task Manager
C. To optimize the computer's C. Control Panel
performance D. System Information
D. To create documents and spreadsheets 25.The speed of a processor is measured
17. What is the difference between in:
hardware and software? A. Hertz
A. Hardware is tangible, while software is B. Bytes
intangible. C. Pixels
B. Hardware is intangible, while software D. Bits
is tangible. 26.What is the purpose of a BIOS?
C. Hardware and software are both A. To run applications
intangible. B. To store user data
D. Hardware and software are both C. To manage input and output devices
tangible. D. To initialize hardware components and
18. What is the role of a modem? load the operating system
A. To process data 27.Which operating system is primarily
B. To store data used on Apple computers?
C. To connect a computer to the internet A. Windows
D. To display information on the screen B. Linux
19. Which of the following is NOT a type C. macOS
of input device? D. Android
A. Keyboard 28.What is the purpose of a device driver?
B. Mouse A. To control the hardware components
C. Scanner B. To run applications
D. Printer C. To store data
20. What is the core component of a D. To connect to the internet
computer system that executes 29. Which of the following is NOT a
instructions and processes data? common computer bus?
A. Motherboard A. PCI Express
B. CPU B. SATA
C. RAM C. USB
D. Hard Disk Drive D. AGP
21. Which tool can be used to identify 30.What is the primary function of a power
the specific model and manufacturer of a supply unit (PSU)?
CPU? A. To process data
A. Device Manager B. To store data
B. Task Manager C. To provide power to the computer
C. CPU-Z components
D. System Information D. To display information on the screen
22.RAM is a type of: 30. Which tool can be used to monitor
A. Secondary Storage system performance and resource usage?
B. Primary Storage A. Task Manager
C. Input Device B. Device Manager
D. Output Device C. System Information
D. Control Panel B. Downloading the operating system ISO
31.What is the difference between RAM file
and ROM? C. Installing a disk imaging tool
A. RAM is volatile, while ROM is non- D. Connecting the drive to the computer
volatile. 40.What file system is commonly used for
B. RAM is non-volatile, while ROM is bootable USB drives?
volatile. A. FAT32
C. RAM is slower than ROM. B. NTFS
D. ROM is slower than RAM. C. exFAT
32.What is the purpose of a cooling fan in D. All of the above
a computer?
A. To cool the CPU and other components
B. To increase the speed of the processor
C. To store data
D. To display information on the screen
33.Which of the following is a common
type of external storage device?
A. Hard Disk Drive
B. Solid-State Drive (SSD)
C. USB Flash Drive
D. All of the above
34.What is the purpose of a BIOS update?
A. To improve the performance of the
operating system
B. To add new features to the hardware
C. To fix bugs and security vulnerabilities
D. All of the above
35.Which tool can be used to check the
status of network connections?
A. Device Manager
B. Network and Sharing Center
C. Task Manager
D. System Information
36.What is the purpose of a motherboard
chipset?
A. To control the flow of data between
components
B. To store data
C. To display information on the screen
D. To execute instructions
37.What is the primary purpose of a
bootable USB drive?
A. To store data files
B. To install an operating system
C. To play multimedia files
D. To connect to the internet
38.Which tool is commonly used to create
bootable USB drives? 1. D
A. Disk Defragmenter 2. C
B. Disk Cleanup 3. A
C. Rufus 4. C
D. Windows Explorer 5. C
39.What is the first step in creating a 6. C
bootable USB drive? 7. C
A. Formatting the drive 8. B
9. C
10. A
11. C
12. C
13. D
14. C
15. D
16. A
17. A
18. C
19. D
20. B
21. C
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. A
26. D
27. C
28. A
29. D
30. C
31. A
32. A
33. D
34. D
35. B
36. A
37. B
38. C
39. A
40. D